CRS Partnership

International Development & Humanitarian Relief Meetup

Students who want to change the world and do something significant with their life heard from professionals who are making a living doing just that at the International Development & Humanitarian Relief Meetup.

WASH Project

Water, Sanitation, Health (WASH) in Port au Prince, Haiti

Vigil for Peace

After the vigil. students made cell phone calls to the White House encouraging the President to continue to press for peace and stability in Sudan.

Advocacy

Villanova's CRS Ambassadors joined with PESC, the Student Sustainability Network and others for a historic Campus Climate March in solidarity with the world's poor and vulnerable. They learned about the linkages between climate change...

Fair Trade at Villanova

CRS Ambassadors offered fair trade coffee and chocolate to students in the library during finals week.

VU CRS Summer Internship in Madagascar

Civil Engineering student Stephanie Krakower works on a broken hand pump with a CRS engineer during her summer internship in Madagascar

CRS Ambassadors Community Dinner

Walking with Asylum Seekers was the theme of the CRS Ambassadors community dinner. Asylum Seekers spoke of their journeys to the Villanova Community.
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supporting self-help programs which involve people and communities in their own development

helping those it serves to restore and preserve their dignity and to realize their potential

collaborating with religious and non-sectarian persons and groups of goodwill in programs and projects which contribute to a more equitable society

helping to educate the people of the United States to fulfill their moral responsibilities in alleviating human suffering, removing its causes and promoting social justice

VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIP WITH CRS

In May of 2005, CRS and Villanova University signed a Memorandum of Understanding, a formal agreement to work collaboratively to advance global solidarity through education, research, advocacy and service.

On October 27, 2015 Villanova University and Catholic Relief Services signed a collaborative agreement on activities related to CRS' programming in Madagascar that includes: improving the health and nutrition of pregnant women and children, increasing and diversifying household incomes, alleviating the impact of natural disasters, and accessing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene.

PARTNERSHIP GOALS

The goal of the CRS/Villanova partnership is to promote a mutually consultative collaboration that is integrated into the University’s mission to promote the global common good. The partnership will provide an interdisciplinary approach with programs including:

CRS Ambassadors who engage their peers on issues such as sustainability, food security, human rights, climate change and social justice

Overseas summer internships with CRS/Madagascar and CRS Headquarters in Baltimore

Partnering with CRS on research, advocacy, service and education efforts

CRS staff and beneficiaries who share their experiences

Events for students to meet professionals who work in the fields of international development and humanitarian relief

About Villanova

Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of St. Augustine. To this day, Villanova’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University’s six colleges.